Prayagraj, Amrit thoughts. Today, on Ganga Dussehra, a large number of devotees, along with the family, offered prayers on the bath in the Ganges and the Sangam by worshiping the law. After that, he offered prayers at the big Hanuman temple, Shankar plane Mandapam, Nagwasuki Temple. A large number of devotees started arriving at dawn to take a bath in the Ganges and Sangam, the police had diverted traffic, in view of the crowd, vehicles were being stopped in parking, so that the confluence and the Ganges were not jammed.
The festival of Ganga Dussehra is celebrated on the Dashami date of Jyeshtha Shukla Paksha. This year Ganga Dussehra is being celebrated on 5 June Thursday. Mother Ganga was descended on the day of Ganga Dussehra. The festival of Ganga Dussehra is usually celebrated just one day before Nirjala Ekadashi. On Ganga Dussehra, devotees worship Maa Ganga and take a bath in the Ganges. It is considered very auspicious to bathe in the Ganges on the day of Ganga Dussehra.
National President of All India Dandi Saints Council Peethadhishwar Swami Brahmashram Maharaj told that
According to religious beliefs, by bathing and donating in the Ganges on the day of Ganga Dussehra, you get freedom from all kinds of sins. He told that this year Ravi Yoga is going to be on Ganga Dussehra throughout the day. Ravi Yoga is considered very auspicious in astrology. It is believed that the work done in this yoga is successful and the person gets success and benefit.
Mahant Balbir Giri Maharaj of Badi Hanuman temple worshiped in the Ganges along with the disciples and worshiped. During this, Additional Police Commissioner Ajaypal Sharma also took a bath and worshiped with him. The traffic police has also implemented a two -day change in various routes of the city for organizing Ganga Dussehra. ACP Traffic Kuldeep Singh has appealed people to avoid carrying their vehicles on these routes. The traffic police said that no-entry and route diversion has been implemented from 4 am to 8 pm on Thursday. Heavy vehicles in the city are completely banned during no-entry. Parking of buses will be done in plot number-17 on behalf of Harshvardhan. Four wheelers will be parked in the parade ground in the middle of the red road and Triveni Road.
He informed that the vehicles coming from Jhunsi will be parking on both sides of the Sardar Patel Sampark Marg. Two -wheelers will be parked on the helipad. Entry of vehicles from Fort Tirahe to Triveni route will be restricted. Various road, black road and Oghdh Baba and Sardar Patel Marg will be banned. Entry of vehicles from Mori Tirahe towards Sangam will be restricted. The entry of vehicles from Daraganj Ganga Murthy will be restricted to the confluence.
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